Mobile Internet subscriptions fell to 158.48 million, despite a noticeable rise in Internet usage to 655,879.86 terabytes in August 2023. In the month under review, MTN Nigeria lost 0.063 per cent of its mobile Internet subscriptions to fall to 68.03 million subscriptions. Globacom fell by 0.064 per cent to 43.97 million while Airtel fell by 0.071 per cent to 42.96 million. The Nigerian National Broadband Plan (2020 – 2025) had set a 50 per cent broadband penetration target for 2023. Broadband refers to high-speed Internet connection, and broadband penetration is measured by the number of broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants.

Source: Punch October 10, 2023 09:26 UTC